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berberis dictyophylla (Berberidaceae) , 56293. Barberry. From China. 
Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of 
Plant Industry. "(No. 6804. October, 1922.) A epiny shrub, 6 to 8 
feet high, found on alpine meadows of the Likiang Snow Range at an alti- 
tude of 12,000 feet. It is very ornamental, with yellow flowers and 
red fruits." (Rock.) 
billardiera longiflora (Pittosporaceae ) , 56562. From Hobart, 
Tasmania. Seeds presented by L. A. Evans, Secretary of Agriculture, 
Agricultural and Stock Department. A twining shrub, sometimes many 
feet in length, with leaves varying in shape from oval to linear and 
solitary flowers which are greenish yellow, often changing to purple. 
It is found in thickets and along watercourses in New South Wales, 
Victoria, and Tasmania. (Adapted from Bentham, Flora Australiensis, 
vol. 1, p. 123.) 
brassica spp. (Brassicaceae) , 56597-56599. From Tengyueh, Yunnan, 
China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the 
Bureau of Plant Industry. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 
56597. "(No. 7814.) 'Hsiao petsai 1 (small white cabbage). A 
stout lettuce-shaped 'cabbage' with compact leaves, dark green above: 
the snow-white base, up to 4 inches broad, extends up into the dark- 
green leaf blades and forms prominent white ribs. The roots are short 
and stout." 
56598. "(No. 7815.) 'Ta petsai.' A large oblong 'cabbage,' 
resembling the following, No. 7813 (S.P.I. No. 56599). The very large, 
oblong leaves are pale green, and the broad base and midribs are snow- 
white. This is a succulent vegetable, cooked as we cook cabbage." 
56599. "(No. 7813.) 'Tsin tsai ' (green cabbage). A green 'cab- 
bage' with leaves 2 feet or more in length and a foot broad, green 
throughout, including the thick sessile base. The root is turnip shaped 
but divided. This variety is cooked as we cook cabbage." 
buddleia forrestii ( Loganiaceae ) , 56294. From China. Seeds col- 
lected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant 
Industry. "(No. 6816. October, 1922.) A very attractive shrub found 
only in limestone soil on the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 
10,000 feet. It has white-woolly leaves and spikes of lavender-blue 
flowers." (Rock.) 
buxus sp. (Buxaceae), 56295. Box. From China. Seeds collected 
by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 
"(No. 6793. October, 1922.) A very handsome shrub about 5 feet high, 
which grows among limestone bowlders on the Likiang Snow Range at an 
altitude of 11,000 feet. The small, elliptical leaves are bright 
green." (Rock.) 
